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Trophon
''Trophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Trophon'': *''Trophon albolabratus'' *''Trophon bahamondei'' *''Trophon barnardi'' *''Trophon beatum'' *''Trophon brevispira'' *''Trophon celebensis'' *''Trophon clenchi'' *''Trophon coulmanensis'' * † ''Trophon covacevichi'' Frassinetti, 2000 *''Trophon distantelamellatus'' *''Trophon drygalskii'' *''Trophon geversianus'' * † ''Trophon huilliche'' Frassinetti, 2000 *''Trophon iarae'' *''Trophon leptocharteres'' * † ''Trophon macharei'' DeVries, 2005 *''Trophon mawsoni'' *''Trophon melvillsmithi'' *''Trophon minutus'' * † ''Trophon munitus'' *''Trophon nucelliformis'' *''Trophon ohlini'' * † ''Trophon parcus'' Frassinetti, 2000 *''Trophon parodizi'' *''Trophon patagonicus'' *''Trophon paucilamellatus'' *''Trophon pelecetus'' *''Tr ...
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Trophon Macharei
''Trophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Trophon'': *'' Trophon albolabratus'' *'' Trophon bahamondei'' *'' Trophon barnardi'' *'' Trophon beatum'' *'' Trophon brevispira'' *'' Trophon celebensis'' *'' Trophon clenchi'' *'' Trophon coulmanensis'' * † '' Trophon covacevichi'' Frassinetti, 2000 *'' Trophon distantelamellatus'' *'' Trophon drygalskii'' *'' Trophon geversianus'' * † ''Trophon huilliche ''Trophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Trophon'': *''Trophon albol ...'' Frassinetti, 2000 *'' Trophon iarae'' *'' Trophon leptocharteres'' * † '' Trophon macharei'' DeVries, 2005 *'' Trophon mawsoni'' *'' Trophon melvillsmithi'' *'' Trophon ...
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Trophon Geversianus
''Trophon geversianus'', commonly known as Gevers's trophon, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The two varieties ''Trophon geversianus'' var. ''calva'' Kobelt, 1878 and ''Trophon geversianus'' var. ''lirata'' Kobelt, 1878 have been synonymized with ''Trophon geversianus'' (Pallas, 1774) Description The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 111 mm. Highly variable. Aperture greater than 1/2 of length, brown to violaceous (always coloured). Exterior with strong lamellae. Also with spiral cords, alone or forming a reticulate with the lamellae, or smooth. Brown to whitish, dull. Feeding Mytilidae on intertidal rocks.Forcelli, D. and Narosky, T., 2015. Moluscos marinos de Argentina, Uruguay y Brasil - Uruguayan shells. Vázquez-Mazzini Editorial, 272 pp. Distribution This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Imposex The ...
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Trophon Patagonicus
''Trophon patagonicus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell can grow to be 30 mm to 55 mm in length. Distribution It can be found in the southern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina. References Gastropods described in 1839 Trophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Trophon Minutus
''Trophon minutus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell can grow to be 7.3 mm in length. Distribution It can be found off of the South Georgia Islands, South Sandwich Islands, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica. ..., and Antarctica. References Gastropods described in 1907 Trophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Trophon Barnardi
''Trophon barnardi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell can grow to be 10 mm. Distribution The geographic distribution includes South Africa and the Indian Ocean. References * Houart, R. (1987) Revision of the subfamily Trophoninae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Southern Africa, with description of four new species. Apex 2(2): 25-58. * Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. Gastropods described in 1987 Trophon {{Trophoninae-s ...
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Trophon Albolabratus
''Trophon albolabratus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell can grow to be 40mm in length. Distribution It can be found off of New Zealand, the Kerguelen Islands, and the South Georgia Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the S .... References Gastropods described in 1875 Trophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Trophon Coulmanensis
''Trophon coulmanensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell can grow to be to in length. Distribution It can be found in the South Shetland Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the n .... References Gastropods described in 1907 Trophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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Trophon Ohlini
''Trophon ohlini'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell can grow to be 12 mm to 15 mm in length. Distribution It can be found in the southern Atlantic Ocean off of Argentina and the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; ), commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and from Cape Dub .... References Gastropods described in 1904 Trophon {{Trophoninae-stub ...
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